as in exits
to leave a place often for another
with the dinner conversation becoming more and more desultory, the time had clearly come to pack off
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packs (up or off)
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Both of the Bills’ AFC title game exits have come at Arrowhead Stadium.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025 -
And the race could tighten further if Sliwa exits the race.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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White and Clark have a strong foundation underneath them as the team moves into the future.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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This moves the email to your Spam folder and helps train AOL's filters.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Grand Canyon Railway departs from Williams in the morning and returns in the afternoon after three hours in the Grand Canyon South Rim.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The peak of the autumn colors arrives and departs rather quickly, and the exact timing depends on a number of factors.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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The event will feature local journalists, along with artisans and podcasters, for a night that goes behind the scenes of local news.—
Detroit Free Press staff,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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That goes for maximizing fall color as well as about every other growth/performance metric.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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If the team that gets the ball first goes down and scores a touchdown, followed by a standard extra point, the second team has to score a touchdown but could attempt to end the game with a successful two-point try.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pasta gets its fun colors from black carrot and tomato powder per ALDI’s promise to only use natural dyes in their products.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, accessible prices.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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But what Morgan Stanley is doing now is preparing to offer direct ownership of crypto, which cuts out some third-party management fees and comes with greater risks.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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With each employee who walks out the door, operational decay follows, with remaining employees often disengaging from their work.—
Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Blast bugs off your house with the garden hose.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Packs (up or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packs%20%28up%20or%20off%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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